Gampaha District

Gampaha is a district in the Western Province in Sri Lanka. It has an area of 1,387 km ². Capital is Gampaha.

Population

The population was 2012 2.294.641 persons according to the census.

Population of the district according to ethnic groups

1 Lowland and Kandyan Sinhalese zusammen2 Sri Lankan Tamils ​​and Indian Tamils ​​of Sri Lanka Moors4 separately only 3 of them in 2001 6'361 Sri Lanka Chetties and 780 Bharathas; including 2012 4.093 Sri Lanka Chetties and 552 Bharathas

Population of the district according to confessions

Demographics

Note: for clarity, the total population of the districts of Colombo, Gampaha and (1978 separated) listed in the table.

And also the data from 1981:

Significant places

Other major towns are Daluguma, Hendala, Kandana, Ragama and Welisara.

History

The Colombo district was shared with the district reform of 31 August 1978. From parts of the former District Colombo emerged as the district Gampaha.

Management

The head of the district is entitled District Secretary. The district is further divided into thirteen divisions ( under a Division Secretary ). The cities and larger towns have their own government ( municipal council or municipal council ). There are 1,177 community councils ( Grama Niladharis ) for 1'794 villages throughout the district.